Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick in someone's gullet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: stick- in -some-one's gul-let
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of stick in someone's craw.

Example Sentences

"What began to stick in the gullet was the growing belief during our years in opposition (1974– 79) that the only thing that really mattered was the control of the money supply."
"If there are things in it that stick in your gullet why ignore them?"
"Some days I wake up and — would you know it? l've done exactly what she's wanted after all but it doesn't seem to stick in my gullet like at school."
"It was a stance that he knew would stick in the gullet of many in his audience in January 1917."

Inflected Forms

sticks in someone's gullet (present, singular) sticking in someone's gullet (participle, present) stuck in someone's gullet (participle, past) stuck in someone's gullet (past)

Questions

What does stick in someone's gullet mean?: Alternative form of stick in someone's craw.

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